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Treehouse Sporting Colours have agreed to support PtP Pony Racing during the 2020 season and will be supporting the Rider Championships and the Championship Finals. The season kicks off at the Heythrop point-to-point at Cocklebarrow, on Sunday 26th January and runs through until the last fixture of the season on Saturday 13th  June, the Torrington Farmers […]

The next meeting at Garthorpe is the Belvoir's point-to-point meeting on Sunday 29th March. There will be a seven-race card and a dog show. This year the Restricted Race, sponsored by Roythornes, will be run over 2m 4f rather than the usual 3 miles. The Mixed Open race, run in memory of Jenny Skelton, has […]

Sadly the Garthorpe course is currently unserviceable and the decision has been made to abandon the Cottesmore meeting. The meeting will not be rearranged. The next meeting at Garthorpe will be the Belvoir fixture on the 29th March.

We look forward to welcoming you to Garthorpe. The dates for the 2020 season are; Sunday 23rd February Sunday 29th March Saturday 25th April Sunday 10th May Saturday 6th June

GOING –             WATERING is still in progress, on the racing line, with the aim to deliver SAFE                              Jumping ground as close to GOOD as practical. The Local Course Inspector was                              impressed with the  irrigation efforts and results when he walked the course yesterday WEATHER –       With the exception of a light shower on Wednesday […]

Gates open at 11am. First Race at 2pm with Pony Racing starting at 1pm.

Friday 3rd May We are getting ready for the next fixture at Garthorpe on Sunday 12th May. All of the bends and fences have been moved onto fresh ground. We have had a couple of wet days and next week is changeable. I plan to water as and when necessary. An update will be given […]

Quorn Point to Point races – Review – Sunday 28th April 2019 Racegoers attending the Quorn Point to Point races at Garthorpe on Sunday enjoyed a bumper 8 race card as well as a good range of trade stands, food outlets and Nick Pomfret singing in the Grumpy Huntsman bar. The racing highlights included a first […]

Friday 26th April  Watering is going according to plan. Brian Crawford is confident of producing good safe ground for Sunday. We are continuing to water. Garthorpe has received an inch of rain. Racing will take place on fresh ground, which has not been raced on this year. The grass is like a thick carpet. Brian […]

Everything is in place at Garthorpe to irrigate the course for the Quorn fixture on 28th April.  We are fortunate to have a very good irrigation system at Garthorpe which provides an even distribution of water. Combine this, with Brian Crawford's expert knowledge on watering this course to provide good safe ground. There is some […]